Im reluctantly offering my nearly new weta trimaran for sale. Ed horstman designs started in 1960 with the tristar 40. Explore 24 listings for trimaran for sale uk at best prices. She offers great fun and handles easy even singlehanded, with accommodation for 4 persons. So the finished product will be robust but most likely will not pass the inspection of a wood craftsman.
If you like space on a well designed trimaran, you will absolutely fall in love with this norman cross designed vessel. Other titles you might like from bookspecs publishing. Naturally, i wanted to make a few videos of these sailboats because id just purchased my first video camera. Sailing catamarans zeta 14ft singlehanded trimaran. Second hand weta trimaran for sale queensland australia. In addition, there was a large and quite nice looking dragonfly trimaran yacht. Most modern trimarans are sailing yachts designed for recreation or racing.
This type of yacht differs from the other boats with its further enhanced reliability and speed, so renting trimaran is a good option for long and comfortable sailing adventure. Tortured plywood trimaran designed and built for the 2012 ultimate florida challenge. Many neel trimarans boats are advertised and for sale on. This 31 foot trailerable trimaran is outfitted for an adventurous sailing couple, small family, or singlehander. Even though i love building boats, i must confess that i am not the neatest builder out there and always looking ways to get the building done faster so i can go on sailing. Multihull solutions has a range of new and preowned neel trimarans for sale across their sales centres in the asia pacific region. It was voted best boat in 20 by cruising world and sail magazines and they had good reason to do so. A page for weta trimaran owners in australia to organise events and post reports of their weta. Analysis and comparisons of cruising multihulls 20.
A modular system approach to sot kayak sailing, paddling and mirage drive propulsion. The previous trimaran banque populaire x is still, since 2009, the record holder of the north atlantic crossing in 3 days 15 h 25 men 48 s, so an average speed of 32,94 knots, inc. The 20 portsmouth yardstick list was released on 2nd march 20. Mar 16, 2009 this is the information sailors and prospective boat builders want to know about todays production and homebuilt small trimarans. The telestar trimaran, the weta trimaran and the corsair trimaran. She can lope along at an easy 20 knots with mainsail and jib alone. The moment speaks to the value proposition of the weta as stable and forgiving, a viable family playground that will crank out speed thrills when the. More a seriously modified canoe hull than can sail quite fast and still carry a lot of stuff for cruising. A good balance due to the experience, knowhow and skills of a team of passionate people. Volvo penta d120, 18 hp kw, diesel 115,000 location. Small tri beams multihull anarchy sailing anarchy forums. The basic outline is a kind of a stretched weta i guess. I have seen extended periods of steady 19 to 20 knots of boat speed with a single reefed main and full jib, beam reaching.
On building a woods strike 16 trimaran small trimarans. Im sure this has been discussed ad nauseam somewhere, but i couldnt find it, so here goes. There are two salient points about french sailor, entrepreneur, and offshore racer eric bruneel that anyone interested in his striking new neel 45 cruising trimaran should know. Jul 25, 2015 brunell is the innovative force behind the trihulled sailboat dubbed a trimaran. Racing and cruising trimarans hardcover june, 1970 by robert b. One possible reason to buy new would be for design or features not readily available in the used market e. The neel 45 trimaran is one of the coolest boats introduced in 20 and is an absolute blast to sail. However, i have included a chapter here for trimarans, with the analysis based on the main hull and the assumption that the main hull is designed to carry the full displacement of the boat. On building a woods strike 16 trimaran by carlos solanilla. Our first respond to a recession was a decision to build new production trimaran based on patent pending new folding system. I think b perry commented that with so many reasonably priced used boats it made no sense to buy new other than of course a perry design. She is a serious and exciting sailboat for those who really enjoy fast sailing, but unlike most farriercorsair trimarans, coconut has protection from wind and spray with her dodger, protection from sun from her canvas bimini, and. Oct 01, 2005 the boa is 15 the bl for the main hull is 6. They originated from the traditional doubleoutrigger hulls of the austronesian cultures of maritime.
I find this a rewarding complement to other experts aim to give an objective view. A qualifying statement must be made about the analysis used here. In design, construction and in every piece of equipment moxie was built to win. This includes the cockloon, 4 huge ensuite cabins and the most impressive technical room seen in any sailing trimaran today. The neel 45 evolution updated with features from the neel 51, to enhance even more performance, living space, natural light, storage and more. This weta trimaran is in perfect condition as you can see from these images. This is really the only logical arrangement of order. Central hull is wider and longer than two hulls on the sides. Australian weta class, potts point, new south wales, australia. Trimaran parisbased studio vfx, 3d animation, special effects, post prod, tv overlays, broadcast, responsive design, video player. Yachting victoria catamaran yardsticks are prepared to provide the fairest possible calculation of results for mixed fleet off the beach catamaran racing. This dragonfly 920 racing from the danish yard quorning boats is a fast, comfortable and trailerable trimaran.
Can anyone explain why trimarans are chosen over catamarans for offshore racing these days. The neel trimarans workshop has presented its first neel 65, the flagship of its range. Here a list with books and ebooks i have read, read or want read. A trimaran or doubleoutrigger is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls or floats which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams. Multihullers in general and trimaran lovers in particular will discover jim browns sailing philosophy and walk away with a thorough understanding of the features and benefits offered in welldesigned and properly handled cruising trimarans. Amas are the outer hulls of a trimaran, sometimes referred to as outriggers, or the smaller hull of a proa. Racing trimarans vs catamarans allaround performance. Scary neel 45 build issues multihull anarchy sailing. The keel is not balasted as in a monohull, and may be fixed, or retractable either vertically daggerboard or by pivoting centerboard.
Dick newick trimaran, catamaran, proa multihull designer. The first choice is new versus used hopefully tried and tested rather than warn out. After i built a motor mount off the crossbeam, fiber glassed a rotted bulkhead in the bow of the main hall, replaced the hallards and mainsheet she was ready to sail. A keel in the sense used below is a foil for resisting leeway. Custombuilt one off trimaran 37 sailboat sailing trimaran. Weta is made for speed and it is a compact and light trimaran. By renowned australian multihull sailor and author gavin lesueur. Neel trimarans are unique sailing boats that brilliantly combine unequalled comfort on board and incredible sailing pleasure. The beams simply slot into the main hull and are joined on the boats centreline. Walter had built an other trimaran in his garage, acapella. The neel 45 trimaran was the first of the range and remains the most popular model. The czyzewski trimaran concept is all about the wow. The two books are clearly aiming at giving the designers view on his creation subjective and personal.
After just a few sails it became apparent there was a problem with the alignment of the sockets in the main hull. Trimaran charter, rent neel trimaran bareboat or crewed. Trimaran 3d animation, vfx, visual effects, post prod, tv. Tortuga too, a tristar 39 similar to the design pictured above was the first trimaran sept 1979 to sail from east to west around cape horn, experiencing 100 mph winds. Rare glimpse of a tradewinds trimaran small trimarans. Stellar performance, shallow draft, excellent accommodations. Imagine being able to sit down with experts for many of the new, most popular, and frequently sought after production or homebuilt small trimarans in the world today. In addition, learning a little about their background as sailors and how they got into multihulls adds a nice personal touch. Tristar 40 was the first trimaran to race in the multihull transpack race to hawaii in 1966. Zeta trimaran sailing with screecher in a flat calm youtube.
In 2007 i found this 28ft tradewinds trimaran wasting away at hidden harbor in rio vista california. It has been given a pn of 950 which is not far out if a weta and an rs400 finish level, the weta will win on handicap. Jan 29, 2016 in 2007 i found this 28ft tradewinds trimaran wasting away at hidden harbor in rio vista california. Some say batman would be a sailor if he saw it, others dream of it flying across the oceans as if the captain is a jedi knight aboard his starship.
The neel 65 has inherited all the qualities of its predecessors in terms of comfort, excellent sailing characteristics, the finesse of its steering and its high performance. As you can see from the mirror like surface there wasnt much wind. Multihull sailing books online reference and adventure books covering seamanship, cruising, racing, construction, fitout and handy hints for the catamaran and trimaran sailor. Weld for this, his third attempt at the ostar, weld had dick newick design him the trimaran moxie. Curious about what some prominent designers were doing, i repeated the analysis on several of the designs of lock and brett crowther, kurt hughes, derek kelsall and john. Multihull sailing books gavin lesueurs online bookstore. And honestly, if you call yourself a sailor, this is a boat that should seriously pique your curiosity. Thats why damian mclaughlin multihulls are seen in ports and on trophy cup rosters around the world. Aug 26, 2016 we made a 7sqm screecher for our 14ft plywood zeta trimaran and tried it today.
Sitontop sot kayaks are easy boats on which to learn to paddle. The small trimarans featured in this book fall into 2 categories. Following is a link to a small blog featuring a 22foot trimaran named mosquito. They have none of the get in the coffin and you are about to drown psychological identity that one finds in the sitinside boats and theyre amazingly adaptable to a wide range of paddling activities. The outer hulls are fully accessible from inside and are each fitted out with ensuite cabins, each worthy of an owners suite title.
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